Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-17
Poor Naval supplies.
STEAM LAUNCHES TOO WEAK AND CkRTaIpaHs ruAP
IAN In LIE RIFl.Es


telegram TO the New York Hc,aid rom New
port, X. l., says: AZ a very Interesting and In.
strutive meeting ut the Naval War College last
Friday, attended by officers OF the class and those
OF the North Atlantic squadron, engaged IN yes-
terdays practical exercises On Coasters Harbor
Island, Commander Hon, OF the ossiYce who
commanded the attack strongly criticised some
OF the new steam launches with which the Navy
has ben supplied, from the standpoint OF the
work required OF them yesterday. They WERE he
claimed, not up 20 what Was denardcd OF them.
They were models OF beauty, and, under certain
circumstances, OF speed as well. But n landing
under such circumstances, as An The present Case,
required q number OF steam laalCEes Of much
greater towing capacity than mos; Of them avail
able for thai purpose. coinmandtr tion said yes
terlay that OF tine Olu-iHShloned steam
launches made her way steaaIl. through a consid-
cradle sea, nav.Gg In tow Thirteen pulling boats
loaded with men, while 81 the h,srnrshJff
launches had al she could do 10 make her way
DEFECTIVE CARTRIDGES.
Commander Davis, Of lac training ship Saratoga
who commanded the d-fense developed a serious
defect IN the blank cartridges supplied TO the feet.
In many instances the cartridge lead WAS torn
or leaving fragments OF tue shea a the chamber.
The next Cartridge propelled these fragments with
a force which only good luck preyeated from BE-
ing fatal As a. was, there were three casualties,
one man receiving all ugly wound In the thigh
Furthermore Conlman der Davis said the jammiag
OF these broken shells soOa rendered the ri1es
useless, so that the IRE OF the defense had 20 be
The ships arnlorer reported 70 hun that every
rife returned board disabled Ia this manner.
Lieut.. Logan, OF The Ossipee, who commanded
the artillery OF the attack, said taat owing 20 q
defect In the ammunition, which prevented their
proper feeding into The gun, the Ceilings became
damned, and only 800 OIL OF 400 rounds could
pe nrcd.
Lieutenant Nazro said that he thought this
might be due 10 the TACT that the blank cart
ridses were 70 short, which prevented proper Iced
Ing. The discussion WAS continued by Lleuten-
ant Commander Berry. Lieutenants Dillingham;,
Calhoun, Clason, Gibson, Ellsworth and others
ANOTHER TORPEDO ATTACK
II rs expected that this week another torpedo
attack Will be made, this time on the dispatch
boas Dolphin. As the general opinion 10 thai In
the attack OF last Tuesday night upon the Atlanta
the conditions were over favorable f0r the defense
the umpire rules In the future VII enoeavor 10
make them more ike those OF actua, war. Thus
the search lights Will be allowed 20 be used only
at intervals as their continuous use renders them
too favorable . target for gatherings on the at
lacking boats which will IN future be used In tho
offense Nor are they 70 be used until sufic;eng
time has elapsed 70 enable the attacking boats 10
leave their ships and take up their position
--SOS----.
CAIIPoRNIA MTIIIokAIRR ARRkgrtD.-Robt w.
MorrOW. the millionaire, who u under Indictment